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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Mr. Prohartchin been hiding money?

2. Who shows a high favor to Mr. Prohartchin?

3. Who is the main character in 'Mr. Prohartchin'?

4. What is the boy told to do the morning after the party?

5. Where does Ordynov go after renting some rooms?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Katerina sho so much restraint while with Ordynov at the beginning of the second part of 'The Land Lady'?

2. Why is the woman Yulian is interested in not attainable at the time?

3. How did Dostoyevsky end 'A Little Hero'?

4. What is the older man doing in 'Another Man's Wife'?

5. Why did Osip play an April Fool's joke, and what was the cause of it?

6. Who was Ivanitch searching for in 'A Novel in Nine Letters'?

7. What happens when the boy rides a pony?

8. Why did the translator warn people against reading too many of Dostoyevsky's works in succession?

9. Why did Murin marry Katerina?

10. What is the woman who Yulian wants interested most in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them in these stories?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in these stories and where does it appear? How are the plots altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

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